Effects of muscle relaxants on EEG, ABR and EMG in rabbits

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 718-723

  Saito, T ^a   Yamamoto, I ^a   Huang, X L ^a   Yukawa, N ^a   Osawa, M ^a   Takeichi, S ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem responses; Baclofen; Electroencephalogram; Evoked electromyogram; Pancuronium bromide

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART ARREST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REFLEX; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033400996     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032799678839635     Document Type: Article

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